You could just get a rEvo, so there's (practically) no solenoid noise to hear in the first place...
Yuck.
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You could just get a rEvo, so there's (practically) no solenoid noise to hear in the first place...
You could just get a rEvo, so there's (practically) no solenoid noise to hear in the first place...
You could just get a Fathom, so there's (practically) no solenoid noise to hear in the first place...
Although this issue also applies to the Kiss, Megs and possibly JJs too. At least on a mCCR with fisher cable monitoring, the "electronics" of a Kiss or Fathom are about as versatile as possible. Kiss kind of limped along as a company for many years until Mike bought it and moved it to AR.I'm not beating up the fathom, never dove it, know virtually nothing about it. But what happens to support if the one man show loses passion or focus, gets sick or dies.
There's no guarantee that someone can pick up the yoke and muscle on, leaving owners in the same lurch as Titan or Explorer owners.
I'm not beating up the fathom, never dove it, know virtually nothing about it. But what happens to support if the one man show loses passion or focus, gets sick or dies.
There's no guarantee that someone can pick up the yoke and muscle on, leaving owners in the same lurch as Titan or Explorer owners.
Interesting side issue. As a JJ diver, I am very interested in Jan's health and continued interest in the manufacture of fine rebreather products. It is a bit disconcerting to realize that all of your complex gear could become orphaned because of the vagaries of the world in a moment. And certainly big companies have big cash and credit reserves to support R&D or to weather a bad business cycle.
On the other hand, having your CCR be a tiny part of the business plan of a huge corporation has it's drawbacks too. Hollis and Huish, Revo and Mares, etc... I can imagine that some executive might one day notice that they make as much selling mask straps as they do selling rebreathers, with none of the liability.